New England Library, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x0. Signed. Signed by Pratchett at the title page. First thus; the first paperback edition, preceded by the hardcover from Colin Smythe. Wraps very good with light scuffing shelf-wear, light edgewear. Spine uncreased; small ding to front hinge, with light crease extending into front cover; binding sound. Pages toned to margins, text unmarked.

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Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie.

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On Feb 2 2014, a reader said:

The Dark Side Of The Sun is the second stand-alone novel by British author, Sir Terry Pratchett. Dom Salabos is about to become Chairman of the Board of the planet Widdershins, orbiting the sun See-Why. He is heir to a fortune, godson of a planetary bank and protected by the most efficient security money can buy. But his father, John Salabos III, an expert in probability maths, died in the Marshes, and Dom is unaware of the prediction of his own death. Instead, he decides he wants to find the elusive Jokers World. Assisted by a phnobe, a swamp ig and a Class 5 robot (with Man-Friday subcircuitry), he finds himself the target of a determined assassin, Ways. This pre-Discworld novel has many of the hallmarks of his later books, but really does not reach their standard. Nonetheless, it is interesting and enjoyable to read early Pratchett for the originality, the inventiveness and the tongue-in-cheek aspect.

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Bookseller: The Book Bin (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BBS-2020187
Title: The Dark Side of the Sun
Author: Pratchett, Terry
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0450032981
ISBN 13: 9780450032981
Publisher: New England Library
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1978
Size: 6x4x0
X weight: 3 oz

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